Name: Thattai recipe by Nirupama Mohanty at BetterButter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup maida; 1/2 cup rice flour; 1 tsp red chili powder; 1/4 tsp asafetida powder; A pinch of baking soda; 1 tsp sesame seeds or kala jeera; 1/2 tsp salt; A sprig of curry leaves; 1 tsp soaked Bengal gram ( chana dal ); Oil for frying; Water as per requirement for making dough

ABOUT Thattai RECIPE

Thattai is a famous south indian snacks , which is very crispy and the best for kitty party ,

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 cup maida
1/2 cup rice flour
1 tsp red chili powder
1/4 tsp asafetida powder
A pinch of baking soda
1 tsp sesame seeds or kala jeera
1/2 tsp salt
A sprig of curry leaves
1 tsp soaked Bengal gram ( chana dal )
Oil for frying
Water as per requirement for making dough

Instructions

Take maida , rice flour , baking soda , asafetida powder , chili powder , salt in a bowl
Pour water and knead to make a smooth dough
Add 1 tsp oil to the dough and knead well again
Add curry leaves and soaked Bengal gram and knead well
Lastly add sesame seeds or kala jeera and mix well and set aside for half an hour
Now roll the dough lengthwise into a long cylinder
Roll and shape little dough into a lemon size ball
Repeat the process for the entire dough
Toss a dough ball in little oil or maida and then flatten it to a thin Thattai using rolling pin
Flatten the remaining dough balls into Thattai
Now heat enough oil in a deep pan , fry Thattais one by one or a few at a time , turning over both sides
Remove when the Thattais are crispy

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